Schedule

Afternoon Hikes#1: Mid-Manhattan Walk, meet at 3pm

Meet New York Hiking Club Leader Bob Ward and co-leader Victor Scelzo at 25 Street & Fifth Avenue, by the World War I Eternal Light Memorial at 3:00pm for a walk through Lower Mid-Manhattan. We will learn about the statues of Madison Square Park and some of the buildings around it as well as interesting facts about the area. One story tells how a courageous lady saved the American Revolutionary Army from defeat by simply stalling the pursuing British Army. This is a continuation of last year’s walk; it will end up at the Community Church in time for the Food, Drink, and Social hour.

Watch for additional hikes to be scheduled.

Afternoon Workshops

3:15-4:15 pmMaking Trail Maps
Learn how Trail Conference maps are created and how volunteers are involved.

4:20-5:30 pmVan Cortlandt Park Trails
Friends of VCP’s Executive Director Christina Taylor will review the path that her organization has taken to improve the trails of Van Cortlandt Park in partnership with the Trail Conference and which can easily be replicated in other urban parks and forests.

Recently published by the Adirondack Mountain Club, The Catskill 67 – A Hiker’s Guide to the Catskill 100 Highest Peaks under 3500′ is an introduction for hikers and other mountain enthusiasts to the origin of the Catskill 100 highest list, and to a unique range of peaks largely unknown to the public.

Alan Via is one of a very small handful of hikers and bushwhackers to have completed both the Adirondack 100 and Catskill 100 peaks. He is a multiple-round, regular, and winter 46er and 35er, and Northeast 111 completer. Alan has led hikes for the ADK, AMC, 3500 Club, and Taconic Hiking Club for 35 years. He was Albany ADK’s Outings Chair for 14 years, main club committee chair for 24 years, and was named the Adirondack Mountain Club’s Distinguished Volunteer in 2006.